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I'm a highly qualified mathematician, AMA
Aide33:
--- Quote from: Maxwell. on August 15, 2017, 11:39:35 PM ---bodmas**
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bedmas***
Gojira:
--- Quote from: phflack on August 08, 2017, 05:51:53 PM ---pretty sure I saw similar things in middle/highschool
(and it can be done in 7 races, good luck figuring out how c:)
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couldn't you do it in six? take the fastest duck from each race, then race them?
edit: nevermind, this has already been addressed
Maxwell.:
I challenge ipquarx to a math duel. the loser is crowned really really gay
gr8dayseth:
--- Quote from: Maxwell. on August 16, 2017, 12:16:01 AM ---I challenge ipquarx to a math duel. the loser is crowned really really gay
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i'll get the popcorn
Shift Kitty:
--- Quote from: phflack on August 15, 2017, 07:46:10 PM ---good idea, but instead of racing 3 times, you can race the fastest of each of the 5 groups against eachother
the 2 that lose can have their whole group eliminated
and you also find the fastest of the fastest
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Oh, true. That reduces it down to 9.
--- Quote from: Conan on August 15, 2017, 07:52:01 PM ---but that still doesnt handle the case the top 3 are in the first group
whats the 7th race?
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The same as the rest of my post. As there's still just 9 ducks left.
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eliminate 1, 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22
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eliminate 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
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eliminate 15, 20
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my work